text_original: Wolse/s misfortune was that his lot was cast on days when the career of a statesman was not distinct from that of a royal servant. He owed his intro  duction to politics solely to royal favour, and neither had nor could obtain any other warrant for his position.
text_transcription: WOLSEY'S MISFORTUNE WAS THAT HIS LOT WAS CAST ON DAYS WHEN THE CAREER OF A STATESMAN WAS NOT DISTINCT FROM THAT OF A ROYAL SERVANT HE OWED HIS INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS SOLELY TO ROYAL FAVOR AND NEITHER HAD NOR COULD OBTAIN ANY OTHER WARRANT FOR HIS POSITION
phonemes: wˈɑːls slˈæʃ ˈɛs mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn wʌz ðæt hɪz lˈɑːt wʌz kˈæst ˌɔn dˈeɪz wɛn ðə kɚɹˈɪɹ əvə stˈeɪtsmən wʌz nˌɑːt dɪstˈɪŋkt fɹʌm ðæt əvɚ ɹˈɔɪəl sˈɜːvənt. hiː ˈoʊd hɪz ˈɪntɹoʊ dˈʌkʃən tə pˈɑːlətˌɪks sˈoʊlli tə ɹˈɔɪəl fˈeɪvɚ, ænd nˈiːðɚ hæd nˈɔːɹ kʊd əbtˈeɪn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ wˈɔːɹənt fɔːɹ hɪz pəzˈɪʃən.